Category Archives: alternative voting systems
DOJ Settles Voting Rights Act Lawsuit with Michigan City Using Ranked Choice Voting
Release:
The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into an agreement to settle a voting rights lawsuit with the City of Eastpointe, Michigan. The Department’s lawsuit challenges the method of electing the city council in Eastpointe… Continue reading
“No, Republicans, It’s Not a Plot; Despite assertions otherwise, ranked choice voting wouldn’t benefit one party over another. But it would benefit democracy.”
David Daley for Democracy.
“Ranked-Choice Voting = Super Saturday in Alaska, Hawaii”
Dave Daley and Rob Richie oped:
Step aside, Super Tuesday — and say aloha to ranked-choice voting.While contests in 11 states on March 3 will elect the most delegates in the 2020 presidential primaries, it’s April 4 — and… Continue reading
Mark Rush Reviews Mulroy’s “Rethinking U.S. Election Law: Unskewing the System”
Here, at LPBR.
Mulroy: “Adopting proportional representation would unskew US elections”
“In Chicago, History-Making Didn’t Have to Be So Hard; Ranked-choice voting in the mayoral election would have significantly smoothed the decision-making process for overwhelmed voters.”
Kim Bellware for NYT Opinion.
“A crowded 2020 presidential primary field calls for ranked choice voting”
“It’s time for Maryland and Virginia to embrace ranked-choice voting”
Mulroy: Proportional Representation Through The Single Transferable Vote
The following is the third of three guest posts by University of Memphis law professor Steve Mulroy, sounding some themes from his fascinating new book, Rethinking US Election Law: Unskewing the System:
This is the 3rd of… Continue reading
Mulroy: The Electoral College: Time To Graduate [corrected post]
[Bumping to the top because this original post was inadvertently incomplete.]
The following is the first of three guest posts by University of Memphis law professor Steve Mulroy, sounding some themes from his fascinating new book, Rethinking US … Continue reading
Maine: “Poliquin drops challenge to ranked-choice voting, clearing way for Golden to take seat in Congress”
Portland Press Herald:
With two courts ruling against him, the Republican will no longer dispute Jared Golden’s election, but maintains that Maine’s voter-approved system is unconstitutional and illegal.
Rep. Bruce Poliquin on Monday dropped his legal challenge to the ranked-choice… Continue reading
Maine: “Court denies Poliquin’s appeal to stop Golden’s certification as winner”
Portland Press Herald:
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling is the latest blow to Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s battle against ranked-choice voting.
A panel of federal judges Friday rejected Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s request for an emergency injunction to block Maine… Continue reading
Maine: “Rep. Poliquin to appeal decision that upheld ranked-choice voting”
Press-Herald:
Rep. Bruce Poliquin is appealing a recent federal judge’s rejection of his lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ranked-choice voting.
Poliquin and three other residents of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District filed a notice of appeal on Monday, four days after… Continue reading